Sport England’s new Community Asset Fund – from 30 January 2017 will be open to sports clubs, local authorities, schools and community organisations.

This is a new £15 million per year capital fund dedicated to enhancing the spaces in the local community that give people the opportunity to be active. This can include traditional sports facilities as well as outdoor spaces like canal towpaths, woodlands and open spaces; etc that can be used as part of an active lifestyle. Grants will be available for all types of projects and organisations can request awards ranging from £1,000 to £150,000.

This is a rolling programme and applications can be submitted at any time.